VOL. XLII

No 48

29-November-1999

IRAN

Majlis Rejects Plan To Formalize Domestic Energy PriceIncreases In New Five-Year Plan

Iran痴 Majlis (parliament) rejected on 21 November a clausein the government痴 proposed third Five-Year Plan that called for regularannual increases in the prices of petroleum products and energy. The new plan,which is currently under debate, is scheduled to begin at the start of the newIranian year next March. President Mohammad Khatami痴 government has called forcuts in...